Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
At the start of the pandemic, a group of college students watched billions of pounds of food were rotting on farms while food banks faced record demand. What they built to close that gap would put them in direct conflict with the largest charity in the United States. This is the story of how they chose not to tear the system down, and what they built instead. Speaker: Ben Collier, MBA '27
The LOWkeynotes Program features a series of nine-minute 'keynote-style' presentations from Stanford Graduate School of Business students about an idea they think could change lives, organizations, and the world. This presentation was delivered for the March 2026 LOWkeynotes season.
At the start of the pandemic, a group of college students watched billions of pounds of food were rotting on farms while food banks faced record demand. What they built to close that gap would put them in direct conflict with the largest charity in the United States. This is the story of how they chose not to tear the system down, and what they built instead. Speaker: Ben Collier, MBA '27
The LOWkeynotes Program features a series of nine-minute 'keynote-style' presentations from Stanford Graduate School of Business students about an idea they think could change lives, organizations, and the world. This presentation was delivered for the March 2026 LOWkeynotes season.
